Argentina: public opinion on abortion decriminalization 2020

According to the people interviewed in November 2020, 41 percent of respondents in Argentina strongly or somewhat agreed with abortion decriminalization. The highest share of respondents showed more disagreement with this possibility, as 35 percent said they strongly disagreed. Another survey showed that, when asked about the reasons to allow abortion in Argentina, most respondents agreed with the legalization of the practice should the woman so decides.

Level of agreement with the decriminalization of abortion in Argentina as of November 2020

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Strongly agree	25%
Somewhat agree	16%
Somewhat disagree	13%
Strongly disagree	35%
Do not know	10%

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

Argentina

Survey time period

November 2020

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source does not specify the number or age of respondents.
The original question posed during the survey was: "¿Cuán de acuerdo está usted con despenalizar el aborto en Argentina?"
The wording chosen for this statistic may slightly differ from the original.

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